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Case Western Reserve launching online social work master’s Online Colleges: The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will launch Case Western Reserve University’s first online degree program next month when the new online Master of Science in Social Administration program begins.

Job gains fed by consumers, now fearing fiscal cliff Investor’s Business Daily: Consumer-focused industries are leading job growth, but pessimism regarding the “fiscal cliff” deadline could prevent future gains. "Now I think reality has set in," said Jack Kleinhenz, adjunct professor of economics,…

Can you say 'I'm sorry'? Los Angeles Times: The apology is one of the most powerful gestures can make toward another, but often individuals have difficulty extending sincere apologies. Julie Exline, assistant professor of psychology, said that, “because levels of narcissism are higher than they…

Emeritus faculty member Asim Erdilek passed away Sunday, Dec. 2. Erdilek joined the faculty in 1971 as assistant professor of economics and later became a full professor before retiring as professor emeritus in July 2010. He served as chairman of the Department of Economics from 1991 to…

Lucille S. Mayne, emerita professor of banking and finance at the Weatherhead School of Management, passed away Nov. 26 at age 88. Until her retirement in 1994, Mayne taught at Case Western Reserve University for 23 years in the areas of financial institutions, financial management and money and…

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Q&A Eva Kahana: Ageing proactively Nature: Distinguished University Professor Eva Kahana gives clues as to why some people cope with getting older better than others do. “Our view is that people are dealt different hands in life,” said Kahana, director of the Elderly Care Research Center. “As…

Searching for an anti-HIV cream BBC: A new gel has been developed that prevents HIV from entering cells. This is the latest in a line of products that have attempted—and failed—to achieve this. "Newer agents that target the virus more selectively are much more likely to prove effective and…

Live chat: The Hobbit Canada.com: The much-anticipated film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens this week. SAGES Fellow Brad Ricca will serve as a panelist on a live chat about the film Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m.

The initial excitement of hearing a new song fades as it’s replayed to death. That’s because the brain naturally functions as a kind of ticking time bomb, obliterating the thrill of artistic sounds, images and words by making them familiar over time. So the artist, musician or author’s challenge…